{"id":24301,"date":"2022-12-19T20:22:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T20:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2022\/12\/19\/b-2-nuclear-bomber-fleet-grounded-amid-search-for-safety-defects\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:17:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:17:04","slug":"b-2-nuclear-bomber-fleet-grounded-amid-search-for-safety-defects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2022\/12\/19\/b-2-nuclear-bomber-fleet-grounded-amid-search-for-safety-defects\/","title":{"rendered":"B-2 nuclear bomber fleet grounded amid search for safety defects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All 20 of the Air Force\u2019s B-2 Spirit bombers are grounded as the service hunts for potential safety defects, a spokesperson confirmed Monday. The stealth aircraft will be down until further notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force paused the fleet\u2019s operations after a bomber was damaged Dec. 10 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. An undisclosed in-flight malfunction forced the crew to make an emergency landing on Whiteman\u2019s runway, where firefighters extinguished flames at the scene, according to the 509th Bomb Wing. No one was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An investigation into what caused the accident is underway. The Air Force declined to provide further details about the incident or what, specifically, the safety inspections are looking to find.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/09\/17\/b-2-bomber-crashes-in-missouri-after-in-flight-malfunction-none-injured\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhitemanAFB_Crop_20210915_132411_ssc18_u0001_visual_clip.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">B-2 bomber crashes in Missouri after in-flight malfunction; none injured<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The dual-capable conventional and nuclear bomber was not carrying munitions when it crashed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery incident is unique, and we are currently evaluating what went wrong and how we can mitigate future risk,\u201d 509th Bomb Wing spokesperson Master Sgt. Beth Del Vecchio said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-pilot B-2 \u2015 the U.S. military\u2019s most capable nuclear bomber at $1.2 billion per airframe \u2015 has been in service since the 1990s. But the stand-down is a blow to a fleet that already struggles to stay ready for action: Air and Space Forces Magazine recently reported B-2 airframes are available for missions about half of the time they are needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mishap marks the second such incident in as many years, after another Spirit bomber\u2019s landing gear failed and caused the plane to skid off of Whiteman\u2019s runway. It came to rest with its left wing on the ground in September 2021, costing the Air Force nearly $10 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/newsletters\/daily-news-roundup\/2022\/03\/17\/old-weak-landing-gear-springs-led-to-a-b-2s-10m-skid-off-the-runway\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-2-Spirit-of-Georgia.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Old, weak landing gear springs led to a B-2\u2019s $10M skid off the runway<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The B-2&#039;s pilots fought to keep the bomber centered on the runway as the landing gear collapsed, but it ultimately skidded onto the grass.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force declined to answer whether that aircraft has returned to regular operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B-2 accidents are rare: Before 2021, the most recent recorded incident was in fiscal 2015, according to the Air Force Safety Center, preceded by a fire that heavily damaged one bomber in 2010. One B-2 was destroyed in a crash upon takeoff in Guam in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whiteman has served as the B-2\u2032s only home base since the 1990s. 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